Ironing-board.



No. 637,039. Patented Nov. I4, |899.

J. D. SMITH.

IRONING BUARD.

(Application filed Feb. 25, 1899.)

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JOHN D. SMITH, OF POND HILL, PENNSYLVANIA.

IRONING-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 637,039, dated November14, 1899. Application filed February 25, T899. Serial No. '706 ,788. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN D. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pond Hill, in the county of Luzerne and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inIroning-Boards and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a partof this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in ironing-boards; and itconsists in a suitable clamp by means of which the improved attachmentis secured in place, combined with a pivoted sleeve-board, which isadapted to be turned freely around and is provided with means to supportit while in position, and a pivoted cross-piece to which thesleeve-board is pivoted, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The obj ect of my invention is to provide an attachment for ironingtables and boards for the purpose of enabling sleeves to be ironed upontheir sides or edges, the sleeve-board of which is adapted to be rotatednot only upon its own axis, but to swing through half a circle when itis to be turned back out of the way.

An attachment illustrating my invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which-e .Y Y

Figure lis a side elevation,partly in section; and Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the same. Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the clamping devices, andin which no novelty is claimed.

A represents the two uprights of the clamp, and to one of which thecross-piece B is pivoted. This cross-piece catches under the end oftheironing-board or a portion of the ironing-table and clamps theattachment in the usual well-known manner. The two uprights A arerigidly secured together by the crosspiece C, and pivoted in the twostandards above this cross-piece C is the cross-piece D, to which thesleeve-board G is pivoted. This sleeve-board Ghas 'a pivot I secured toone end, and this pivot projects through the pivoted cross-piece D, andthus permits the sleeveboard Gr to turn freely upon its own axis, at

the same time that the cross-piece D is free to turn through half acircle, and thus enable the sleeve-board Gr to be brought into and movedout of position, as may be desired.

The board G is given the shape shown, and in order to support it whenturned upon either of its sides the two side pieces J are securedthereto, and which by resting upon the table or ironing-board when oneof the [iat sides of the sleeve-board is turned upward forms a supportfor the sleeve-board, as shown. The sleeve-board is made suiciently widenear its inner end to have one of its edges rest upon the top of thetable or ironing-board while the sleeve-board is being used in avertical position to enable the edges of the sleeve to be ironed. Nomatter which edge of the board is turned upward a portion of itsopposite edge will rest upon the board or table, so as to prevent toogreat a strain being brought to bear upon its pivot. When thissleeve-board is to be brought into use, it is swung over the top of thetable or board, and either its flat sides or its edges can be broughtinto use, as may v be desired, as the `board can be freely turned uponits pivot. When the board is no longer' needed, it is turned backwardthrough half a circle by the pivoted cross-piece'D turning upon itspivots in the standards.

By means of an attachment as here shown the sleeves of garments can beperfectlyironed upon all sides, and the attachment can be quicklyremoved from the board or table when not needed.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. An attachment forironing-boards con; sisting of a clamp by means of which the attachmentcan be secured to ironing boards or tables, a pivoted cross-piecejournaled in the clamp, and a sleeve-board pivoted in the pivotedcross-piece, combined with means attached to opposite sides of thesleeve-board for supporting the sleeve-board in position while either ofits iiat sides is in use, substantially as shown.

2. In an attachment for ironing boards and tables, a clamp and a pivotedcross-piece'joun naled in the clamp,.'combined with a sleeveboard whichis pivoted in the cross-piece so as to be freely revolved, and whichsleeveboard is made sufficiently wide near its inner IOG In testimonywhereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOI-IN D. SMITH.

Vitnesses:

LEWIS REMENSNYDER, H. R. RooKEL.

